Eight players added to Kansas Shrine Bowl roster
The Kansas Shrine Bowl has announced the addition of eight new players to the 2026 rosters to fill open roster spots due to declined invitations. Additions to the West team are Josiah Schmidt, Pratt and Issac Nikolas, Derby. The East team has added six players to their 2026 roster; Blake Jay, Mill Valley; Luke Orrick, Blue Valley Southwest; Mason Barth, Shawnee Mission Northwest; Dallas Kayhill, Saint Thomas Aquinas; Parker Pinamonti, Pittsburg; and Leeland Barth, Olathe North. The full updated rosters for the 53rd Kansas Shrine Bowl can be found at www.KansasShrineBowl.com/
Replacement players are selected by the Kansas Shrine Bowl coaching staff from the pool of nominated players when a roster spot becomes available due to a previously invited player declining his invitation or opting out of participating due to injury or any other circumstance. To learn more about the roster selection process, visit www.KansasShrineBowl.com/
The Shrine Bowl of Kansas Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that produces annual events and related activities, with net proceeds benefiting Shriners Children’s Hospital. The Shrine Bowl of Kansas Inc. is the official fundraiser for Shriners Children’s in the state of Kansas. Shriners Children’s is a world-renowned healthcare system with hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe. Shriners Children’s is dedicated to improving the lives of children every day by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to the age of 18 are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’ ability to pay.
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